The Hurling

Talk story about watching a hurling match at Gaelic Park at Broadway and 240th Street, in the Bronx. Hurling is the national sport of Ireland and once a year there is a Sunday hurling match at Gaelic Park between the Irish championship team of the year and a team of All-Stars drawn from the other top Irish team These are the finest hurlers in the world. The game is an exhibition match, with nothing at stake. Hurling is an amateur sport, and the American tour, which is sponsored by the Bank of Ireland - after the New York match, the teams play in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles - is the closest thing to a material reward associated with the sport. This year's match, which was played recently, was between Kilkenny and the All-Stars, with Kilkenny winning. 3500 spectators with a hunger for the hurling, turned out. Tells about the game, the players, and some of the sportswriters from the Irish press.